INTER WAR YEARS 1919 TO 1939
COLLAPSE OF THE SOVIET UNION
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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social coup (takeover)
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military coup (takeover)
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -coup d’état, also called coup, the sudden, violent overthrow of an existing government by a small group. The chief prerequisite for a coup is control of all or part of the armed forces, the police, and other military elements.
Detailed explanation-2: -a sudden illegal, often violent, taking of government power, especially by part of an army: a military coup.
Detailed explanation-3: -A coup d’état (/ˌkuːdeɪˈtɑː/ ( listen); French for ‘stroke of state’; plural coups d’état (same pronunciation)), also known as a coup or an overthrow, is a seizure and removal of a government and its powers.
Detailed explanation-4: -The 1960 Turkish coup d’état (Turkish: 27 Mayıs Darbesi) was the first coup d’état in the Republic of Turkey. It took place on May 27, 1960. The coup was staged by a group of 38 young Turkish military officers, acting outside the military chain of command.